Baking: Pastries, Pies, Tarts: Classic Strawberry Pie

Mmmmm, easy fresh strawberry "cream" pie! Yum!

Author: Recipe and photo provided courtesy of the California Strawberry Commission. © California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved - www.calstrawberry.com
Date: June 20, 2013

Serves: 8 person(s)
Yield: 8 x slices

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 8 mins
Extra Time: 30 mins (for refrigeration)

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted margarine or butter
1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup skim milk
2 pint basket California strawberries, stemmed
1 Tbsp powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions:

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST: Heat oven to 375ºF. In bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted margarine or butter until thoroughly blended. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake in center of preheated oven about 8 minutes until lightly brown; cool.

CLASSIC STRAWBERRY PIE: In bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk 2 minutes; chill 30 minutes. Spread pudding evenly in pie crust. Cover top of pie with strawberries, pointed ends up. Dust lightly with powdered sugar.

Variations:

Instant vanilla pudding mix can be replaced by homemade Vanilla Custard (see recipe link).

9-inch prepared graham cracker pie crust can be substituted for homemade crust.

Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.

Related Recipes:

Vanilla Custard